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No. 0868. FEBRUARY 11, 1893.]

LOCAL AND GENERAL,

THE CHINA MAIL.

Staff Captain, RA, Hongkong-Capt. N, W. H. de Boulay, R.A. Dea: 13,

Tax Russian Government has now complet edits scheme for the reform of the conen. lar service, whereby Russian consola of foreign nationality will to gradually replac ed by Russian anbjects chosen from the present diplomatie star or from retired Daval offisers. Thus, henceforward, as 2000 as a consular poet becomes vacant it will be filled by a Russiao, the idea of the relarms being that fussins will necessarily show more assißnity in promoting Russian interest than foreigners. The tramber of Liverpool, went ashore at Port Said yeater-consulatan moreover, will be considerably day, but is making newater, Trgs wore nant off at once and landed her passengers. The sterner is bumping heavily and salvage

mosther prevailing.

perations ate prevented owing to the bad

To-Day at the Magistrany two private coo-Axose the staff appointments mentioned lies engaged crying mouty letters in the Gazette as uxpected to fall vacant in 1893 are the following:-D.A.A.G., Bong- PASSED SOZ ÜABAL

between Hongkong and Canton were lookLieut. Onl. . H. F. Jercard, Feb. DOTWARD BOUND:-Kingsland, Dec. 26

-Chenelg, 30; Obi, Jan. 6; leer, Boy charged before Mir H. Wodehouse with 21. ton, 13 Talamon, Marduff, stealing about 3100. As soon as the theft Neckar 4 Strathieren, Daphns, 27;

was discovered by the Chiness firm in Vau, Myrmidon, Radnorshire, Caps Coquine, 31; Glenogle, Chinguo, Feb. Hongkong a telegraphic menge was de

A LONDON telegram, dated 20th January, spatched to Canton, where one of the pristatos: The Anchor-Ling stormer Arabic, Bound Balancers, Jan. 10; ouers was arrested and brought down here.bound from Bombay to Marseilles and Afa, 13 Themed,17; Glennugles, Titan, 20; Ethiope; 10; Bayern, Cla. His accomplice was apprehended in Hong morganshire, 31; Shanghai, Glenesk, kong. A sum of about 384 was recovered. Feb. 4.

Full confessions were made by the accused who wars each sentenced to ex months imprisonment;

The P. & C. Rohilla, with the Esh

Mart of Jan. 13, left Singapore on Monday the Gth inst, at p And may be expected here on or about shouday, the 13th inst, at noon. This paaket brings replies to letter de spatched from Hongkong on Dec. 8. The O. & 0. Co.'s a Gadis, with the AMERICAN MAIL of January 24, left Yokohama un Saturday, the 11th Instant, at daylight, and may be ex- pected here on or about Thursday, the

10th inst

The R. M. S. S. Empress of Japan left Vancouver for Hongkong vid Yoko has, Kobe and Shanghai on Feb. 2. The 0. 8. 8. Co.'s Tanialsts laft Singapore on Feb. 5, and may be

pected hare on or about Feb 15,

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TH Post states that Benator Allison bos ex- Luer DALLAotio, the Italian who is charged pressedthis intention ot-resigning his position with obtaining fraudulsadly from the Post as one of the United States delegates to the Office à parcel of pearls, addressed to Dr Brussole Monetary Conference when Mr, Cleveland eaters office as President, and Loon. Prato, on 10th February, 1892, was that he has suggested to his colleagues to again brought before Me H. E. Wodehouse do likewise, in order to give the new Ad. the Magistracy this morning. Mirs ministration an opportunity to send a com

mission to the conference in accordance Smith, wife of the proprietor of the Gri-with its own views on the silver question. ental Hotel in Singapore, stated that she Mr Allison, however, bas declined either to

deny or confirm these statements recognised the prisoner a man who came to her. Hotal at the end of February, 1892. giving the name of Leiyi Daliaglio, and stayed five days. He said he was a cook and bad-curis from Hoogkong. After din

R GRANT WATERS MURMUR That the Ball at Government House is spoken of with onthusiasm, and for several reasons.

That the decorations (with flowera...and fert) were such so to command general admiration, and the signs of a womanly influence in all the arrangements for the comfort of guests were more slearly ap. parent than usual, That the electric light was decided im Truvemont (although it quits perfect as put), and the efforts made by the A. D. C. and the Privato Secretary to make everyone foof at home were herculean and successful,

The 0. 8. 8, Co.'s steamship Curlers er one night ha sbond her and the other the vasure across its chest was seventy That there can be no ntlestino about tho

A meeting of the Anthropological So ciety in Berlin, Lieutenant Morgen has reported that his assistants, at a place tauty-five days march from the noast of Cameroon, shot a gorilla of auch a size that inches, and its shoulders were as wide as had to be dragged to the station by tim united strength of sixteen men, so heavy by Europeana beyond the first degree north latitude.

those of three mon united. The creature

advantage, under certain circumstance e of having a Private Secretary who knows the place and the people..

left Singapore on Feb. 10, and may be, oxpected here on or about Feb. 17: The P. & O. a. 5. Thibet loft Borabay for

this port on Fab. 4. The P. and O, s. 5. Bombay loft Loadoù for not say how he came by the pearls. He was it. Hitherto ne gorila has been sech This although I do not pase 25:2.

this port on Jan. 21.

UNION CHEROU-SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1993, 11 A.; Lyman, 344, 179, 172; Palm, 67:

Anthem, &

GASHE OF CHORAL ARRVICE AT ST. JOHK's CATHEDRAL-QUINQUI DESTIA, BUNDAY, Matins:---Venito, Burrones; Paalis, Jones & Camidge; Ta Deuni, Wood ward &c.; Jubilato, Quael i An- thais, Enter not jate judgment Litany Hymns, 210 and 542. Evensong Paalmas, Garrett, Tomlinson & Wesley 1 Magnifost, Barnby; Nuns Dimitti, Falton, Bfunt, 286, & 518. Tas. M. 8. Empress of Japan loft Van- couver on the 9th instant for Yokohama, Kobe, Shanghai and Hongkong.

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interest in editiontion. That Dr Bateson Wright made a few very sensible observations in his able and ex- hatiative report upon rivalries and end- ousies, but curiously enough did not fol low them np in practice when applied to his own staff.

THE ANCIENTS AND THE SILVER

LICENORD BOOKMAKEES.

That we do not yet know whore the line for iu that caso many lives would probably

A scheme for lionsfog and registering between the Colonial Ofoe kudit and bave been lost, "As it is, the M. IL. Oom. Dopartmental supervision is drawn, torpany loses a valuable ship, and much bookmakers, bas been propounded by some where the responsibility of the one Im- valuable cargo, and another is added to the prominent members of the Jockey Club pinger upon the day of the other. long list of wrecks which itcaw the consts. The proposal is now under the onsideration That Alves has evidently found the work of Ceylon. It is not yet very along, bow of an infidential body of gentlemen belong

spot, and has made the Colony a loser to ever, how the steamer managed to slip backing to the Committee of the Victoria Club a large amount, If rumour be anywhere into deep water from where she was frat and the Newmarket Rooms Committee, st

ear the truth, t

Feached. The accident bes not only we request Mr R. 1. Fry is collecting That this Treneurs delaleation could not brought about the outite los. E the ship, the opinions of the bookmakers throughaus, have come upon us at a worse time-forhat, that of the cargo as well. Bad she the country, and will in due course submit The Colonial Office, for the Local Adminis bear beached in shallow water much them to the committee. The Sportozott: iration, or for the Colony at large. valuable cargo would have been waved; but endorstands that the vast majority of the That the prize giving at Vistoria Gullege this at present is hardly likely to be accom replies already remaivad are favourable to was this year quite a fashionable gather plished, seeing that the stearner lies in 30ft. the proposed licensing scheme. The Field, ing, and cornor Robinsons deserves of water falvage operations, no doubt, referring, to the proposal, says tople crodit for having thus far increased the will be undertaken as soon as possible, and which has excited mach attention is the pro we hope that the weather will remain ject started with a view of beenting book- askara As Lord Durham, one e of the favorable.

stowards of the Jockey Club, to at the hand its being carried into effect. At any rate, of the move, thero is every probability of are has been taken to consult the book- makere' views apon the point, and this week replies to Mr Fry's cironlar have come in protiya vour of the idea of registration,

freely. The preciation of That the work of the College--I like theyat song the papyri of Egypt, but there the fees for which will go towards a staff

name of Central School better was cre is better criamos of how the sacient Fulice to keep the rings free from objectiona ditable to all concerned, from Mr Ia people dealt with this lealty, namely able parties. The undertaking is a big one, dheil downwards, and upwards.

their gold and silver coins, which exist in and one that will take a deal of considera. “our, museums. Though, as your corres tion; but, while the matter is on foot, would That the Governor apain-hinted at the de-

not be as well to deal with the wider en sirability, from scrue points of view, of pondent R. 8. remarks,

silvar was tésching Chinese by purely Chinese mi- nothing accounted of in the days of Solo-closure, na well as the reserved, of Tatters tura and methods, but he did not dogma-men, and Solomon made sliver to be the last named are well able to take ure of all's ring? As a rule, the poenpacts, of tése, and gave no explanation as to how alenea in Jerusalem, yet the ratio between themselves, while ene seldom or ever heare this was to be accomplished.

silver and gold when colted, was strictly That the departure of the gallant cld Cook maintained, and the commercial transe of welshing or taket-mustching, sucks an is the North is the cause of deep regret tona, between Palestine, Phoenicia, Egypt, often reported from the outer ring. Again, in the Polico Fores, sa well as among and Groede ses nevar to have been more of the public, patroniss the latter than larga circle of friends who can appreciate disturbed by the depreciation of one of the the man who pays his fise shillings ought to

the former, and, if possible to carry un högertmán, a soldier and a gentleman. two metals. Affor weighing thousands of That the good wishes of the community for gold and silver coins, Professor Brugich have the ancas protection as he who parts spoody restoration to health go with show that the ratio batwon silver with his sovereign. Take meatings like As General Gordon and his wife, whose and gold in the Egyptian coins was alware cot, Newmarket, and Epsom, for instance,

the aud names will lang be remembered in Hong maintained at 1 to 12, while Dr Brandos conta itself at least, it does so to them who dificulty about equality soon pre- kopy.

has shown that in Babylonia, and all the

That His Excellency the Governor natural is followed the lead of the Road-master,

Rad made matters worse.

QUESTIONS by 20 Professor Max Müller cords to The Times the following interesting letter 'I sol not sure that any issued treaties douling with the dificulties arising from tho de

ailver has been disenyered

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of

noisseur or *aaesioly' man,. more knowing friends say that crerything was ospital'y arranged, that the good That the report of the Wharf and Godown countries which adopted the Babyloniin kaow of the inside workings. Still, or the Company's business for the year ongtandard, it was 1 to 18 1-8. There have matter now and it was quite necessary things of this life' were good really and to open the eyes of those who build been slight factustions, and there are that a move should be made. Diealtics Inga theories upon the total tonnage of instances of debased coinage in ancient ar that the genial Pial was in several

Hongkong as a post.

Bat for intor well as in modern times. ploces at once and doing his duty bravely That the similarity of this place to national trade and tribute shs old Babylon- Clapham Junction has often been referrian standard was maintained for a very long ad to in this colunt, and a decrease of time. How, in spite of the tucertain fifty thousand tons in last year's business quantity of silver and gold in the markets of the Godown Company (in. face of an of the ancient world, in spite of the vary- alleged increase of tonnage visiting the port) proves the fallacy of dopeeding apon and drawing inferences from mere totals of tonnago.

everywhere,

people in the dining room four parcels of pearls done up in handkerchiefs, each parcel containing from 20 to 25 pearls. He did

did not give her any pearls, although he promised to give her sic, but she under stood he gave some to the mistress of the

ALL the returns of the Volunteer Force from Emprees of India' Fotal in Bungapore. the tan military districts of Great Britain La cross-examining this witness, the accused have now been recaired at the War Office, said be never showed, ber any pearls. Is and show that notwithstanding depression in trade and other fluctuating causes, the fast, he had never seen a pearl in his life. citizen sty in the most important fater Detective Green said that on 29th January that of efficienoy-hes upon no occasion last he received a small parcel of pearls since its institution in 1859 been in so from Mrs Lintrim, proprietrix of the Em-satisfactory a condition as it is now, the general total of xil arros, it is stated, show- preas of India Hotel in Singapore. Hefing nearly 215,000 efficients out of about added that on the way from Mauritius, 221,000 sorolled, as against 214,000 eft- ciente and 222,000 enrolled in 1891. The where he went to take over the prisoner at figures will be laid on the table of the from the Mauritius authorities, the accased House of Commons when the new Parlia-That told him he laft Hongkong qa 1716 Feb., meat asambles. 1892, by steamer for Caloutta; that he went from Calcutta to Colombo, and that after being there some time he shipped on board

The Bimetallic League, the St James's Gazette aye, is proparing for a compaign when Parliament meets. The Parliament-

THERE will be a colobration of Holy Gem.M.5. Boadicea, and left her at Mauriery Committee, which has always existed! munion at the Peak Church to-morrow, at is. De Prato recognized the pearls as for working the movement, will be revived Bo'clock.

Tex French mail ateamor Caledonien was moored off West Point yesterday, as ako had a quantity of gonpantier sa cargo. The steamer St. Asaph, which arrived Inat night with gunpowder, is also moored at West Point.

Four men who had deserted from the American flagship Lancaster and two fron the steamer Humber wore brought before Mr Wodehouse at the Magistracy this morning. His Worship made an order that the deserters should be put on board their ships.

Taz following telegram has been received this morning by the agent of the Imuris Mines, from Messrs J. Whittall & Do., Lou- dun:-Lcodon, Feb. 10, 1893.-Have re- caivai export's report: it is very discour aging; tho matter is "efore the Board. Ws

a portion of a consigament of pearls sant by him to his father in Naples and returned by his father in a registered letter to Eai- phong (the latter being sent on to Hang kong). After further evidence the accused

was remanded till the 17th inst

Lou Hawko's cricket team boat Upper India by ten wickets in two days. The seres were:-Upper India, 140 and 92 Lord Hawke's teams, 295 and 10,

and much strengthened with now blood from all parties, and the subject is bound to be board about in the debate on the Ad. The general feeling sec to he dress. that, notwithstanding the apparent failure of the Brnesels Ocnference, a decided impression was made upon the monon.e talists present, whose risas wore deci dedly modified by the latest present of the currency question. In suy case, r Bortram Currio's advocacy did a great deal to damage the causa of the 'goldbugs.'

Iris amusing indeed (writes a correspond. It is stated by a cricketing authority in the eut of the N-U. Daily News) to hear the Avetralasian that the Australian team many strange reports in regard to Mir Lenz and his bicycle. Ho svema vị have a halit. which is to visit England this year will pro. bably include Murdoch (captain), Giffen, of dashing through the village, as fant 24 Blackbuns, Lyons, Bannerman, Turner, possible. He passed through as village Bruce, Trumble, McLeod, Trott, and Wor-so rapidly that the people were unable to mako out what it was. They ally came to the conclusion that it was an evil spirit that boded them no gond. Quite a com-

tall.

es couumption of whisks annually in the many of them pursued him to the next United States 18 30,000,000 gallone, and village to find out what the strange thing the Whisky Trust of Chicago owns & largo. At the latter village, owing to clie percentage of the visible supply. Trus: has meanwhile bought up the entire crawled condition of the streets, he was through the crowd. At this place he was

That I hear the Address to the Unofficial Members was sent in quietly the other day to the taxpayers' representatives ou the Legislativo Obuncil, und since then I have heard many residents ask where it could be signed.

although the Address is believed to fear a large number of signaturus, it must be admitted it has suffered from

BROWNIE,

are sure to present themselves; but, with the assistance of the respuclable portion of the ring, surely thees which aries can be dual persone have been afraid to point out or readily earmounted. In years back indivi

radicate existing evils'; but now that the ringa apparently working in a body sua

A REVOLVING RACE STAND. An Iowa man with an inventivo turn of mind has inid before the public-particular

ing cost of production end of the flactant-ou ought at least to drown the latest effort. ing domond for ither silver or gold at different times and in different countries, this standard was maintained, is difficult to say, unless we suppose that the right of coluing money was reserved for the king, and that in ancient times his warranty was believes will make the royal sport even considered of greater valon than it is in more popular then now. The forgator

le moing public-a device which ho

or the other of the precious erolalderful popularity" attained at the present

new ideas of breading and training the horse, gediretrically constructed ranks, rubber tired aulkies, etc.

Pointing out the inestimable value of the invention, he reasons convincingly: The re (volving grand stand meson an increase of profite; larger profits mean larger purses; larger parsen anhance the value of the wis gers, as the race hores is worth just what ho can earni The convenionoun: may-ba broadly summed up sa follows: The entire raca in viewed at half the average distance, instead of balk the race at twins the distanco.

shall telegraph full information in regard to pri cutput of the country, and holds compollad to dismount and press his way That I have met no one as yet who dis-moser for 4,800,000 cable meter still and rarely go outside our door without tho stand and the rock, or between the

decision in a few days.'

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10,000 barrels in its cellurs, besides having watched with great curiosity. Some bought up ahead the supply of all the dia- that he was & French epy, sent to spy ont tilleries for several months. In the elegant leanguage of the mocuplet, the amber Raid the land. Others said that he was a banished criminal. But all gread that bis virtually cornered. Every glass consumed method of travel was an economical one, as will haster the psychological anmont for his ateed did eat or drink, and putting up the price, and then Brother

Your Jonathau will have to pay something extra required no one to look after it. ting for Sir Wilfrid Lawaon whether this is by anxious crowds te explain to them from for his cocktail. It is au interesting quos. correspondent, was besieged on every band

whence this strange

man game, and a good or a bad thing for the community.

whither be goeth, and what object he h in view in travelling around the world.

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THE PANAMA SCANDAL. Lato dispatoboe report that Charles de our days of free cuiuage and slight name is P. P. Cuplin, West Bend, I the want of a responsible Committes to Lesseps and AL Fontana have attributed seigniorage, Whatever it was, the fact is his home, and his idea is a roválving the failure of the Panama nuns enterprise remains that from the 16th century .,grand stand, a contrivance that will save bring it to the botica of residents.

mainly to 'blackmonilers who bad taken the or, a all evente, if we restrict our the investor in pool tickets' the irksome That this expression of confidence in the company by the throat and compelled it to remarks to coined money, from the 7th labor of craning his neck and straining his retrenchment policy of the Unoffs! buy the support and aid of Ministers, century c., to nestly our own time, vision to see how his duosts are boing Senators. Deputies and many geas du be appreciation of gold was not les carried. It's the simplest thing in tho Members may be enhanced by the fact monde, or private persons moving in high more than 1 2-3, from 13 1-3 to 15. world the grand stand revolves as the that it has not been engineered by say society. This is true, unfortunately, says We know that at various periods of the racers go, and the occupants are always the selected, body, but has been practically the New York Tribune, bat the collapse of history of the world—for instance, at the facing the horses in their journey to beft to take its natural course spontan the intervesanic scheme aan be laid also at time of the Fersian wars, of the discorery wire.

Horse racing, says Inventor Caplis, edusly and without any organised effort the door of the bribery, nagleet nad uabasis of the East Indies, and of the conquest of That many residents fought shy of an ad-nesslike methods which attended the gran-America there was a sudden influx of one has been the acknowledged sport of all

dress, on three grounds. (1) that it was tine cf work to contractors.

yat nations for the last 300 years, The wou fathored by no traditionally-chosen

the commor sense of the great M. Eiffel got a big contract for exparatios, Committee, (2) that there was no dell-whisk ha ceded at a profit of 50 per cent to nations of sutignity, in their anxiety to time on both sides of the Atlantic is due to aite or specific reason for its presenta- B firm which in turn headed it over to safeguard the interest both of their whole tion, and (3) that the wording of the versi small contractors at a profit to it- eale and ratail traders, stem to have been dsenment was not sufficiently explicit, self of 25 par cant. Moreover, the liquida alle to maintain the respect for the rule That whether auch an expression of con- tor of the Panama company presented to the tive valus of silver and gold coin, ♫ fidence as that referred to is desirable or foivil tribunal a report showing, that the safeguarded by the warranty of the State. not does not, it seams to my, depend cost of excavation amounted to france a Iata rot going to rusb into the question upon the absence of presence of a Cam cubic meter, and that the eams work was of bi-metallism, where wrens make prey

azd esgloe dere not perch. miltoe, so long as the poncurrence of the allowed to M. Eiffel ut Eus rate of 30 fration community with pressurlatives je

Many particulars relating to these Eiffel enone and general.

contracts are furnished by the Paris news. That it is a pity Rongkong possesses no papera, which assume the responsibility of

THE RIGHT OF FOREIGNERS TO channel of communication or ments of their assertions and do not hesitate to

RESIDE OUTSIDE · TREATY: organisation for such a purpose, except publish the names of other drms soonged of

LIMITS." ing the perilous experiment of calling A having received rooney for unfulfilled cou A Chungking resident, replying in the public mouting of residents.

tracts. They say that according to the ex-N.-C. Daily Dewa to letter, signed The judges' stand is construoted as an ore That it may be, as I have formerly said, aminers of the company's books one firm X.Y.Z., on the subject of the right of dinary elevator. The cage is gradually the appropriate time had not arrived for received payment for the excavating of foreigners to reside outside so-called treaty raised when the horses start until such an enthusiastic expression of universal 2,800,000 meters, while only 1,000,000 bed limity, saya

height is reached that the judges many ses approval of the retrenchment policy. beeu dug. Another firm received the This question is a very practical and for the horses passing behind the etand through ne, who are so often stored within those the opaz space between the main part of only agrees with the general principle of sup 2,286,000 saving been excavated said

portret out in the Addreas, and those another firm dug up 4,60,000 meters, and hearing those cries of Kill the foreigner upper and lower sections if the stand com- who have been unable to sign it from got the money for 8,4 0,000. It would be which fchang nerves seem to find so trying, prised two stories. The samur obstacle is minor raneous cannot certainly be count- tedious to reprint the whole list of similar beside being grested by various insulta that overcome succesfully on certain shaped ed upon as opposed to the Crusade of the transactions published in the French papere, we find yet more trying. Perhaps it is bo tracks by the aid of a

a mirror placed at the Uaoficial Mombers.

some of which exclaim: What is a bribecause we are so far away and our malle right point and the proper angle, That the remarks of your morning coatem of 20,000 frazes given to some persons in irregular, that we have not yet heard of The inventor's iden

for the mechanical: porary, as to the differences between the comparison with the frightful squandering the signal stoniemsat offered by the Chinese construction of a revolving stand is to have Unofficial Mambors upon eubjecte ather of money caused by the payment of untul government for attempted murder of it set in a shallow basin filed with water. than that of retreushmen, indicate a filled contracte for work to be performed on Father Hagh in Shansi. We with X.YZ. He discreetly withholds particulare as to the Jack of

comprehension of the real object the isthmus ?

had said what it had been, but we are de-application of power, but says There is of the Address.

lighted to learn that the Father has a right scarcely any limit in size and seating capa That to supposs

I could not with romon

by treaty to rent a house these, and to city. A stand with 50,000 chaire is just na sign an Address to Mr. Whitehead, ap-

THE LOSS OF THE NIEMEN. gather, consequently, that the people who practicable as one that aeste 5,000 people. hiar proving of Lefforts to secure economy

interfored with his doing so officials and as the base is correspondingly large the in the administration of the Celovy, be

This vessel, belonging to the Mesageries others have beos condignly panished. stand does not slak into the water any me that gentimen hat stone-time Maritimos and running between Calculta Atha mame time that has not been the deeper. The power necessary to ravolna.. apposed & certain Shane Bill becoming under the cirenutatantes detailed below an heard of another case of violent ejection, tranka is one horse-power. For every 250

and Colomba, was lost on the Usplon coast

oxas in this province, where we have just the stand in the required time; for mile law, Resins to me to be absurd, That it is perhaps a waste of time to print the night of the 2 ist Ja. A Quylum paper But to revert to those mentioned by your people. The cost of construction arevolving

out such an absurdity-only it appeared of the 24 h says t

correspondents, the people who dragged stand in about 50 per cent more than the or gravely enough mud is large type in the Blagger.

The Niemen founderod at 10 pm. ua Mt Besuchamp out of his house by the dinary stand." morning paper.

Saturday night. The shaft broke at 9.30 hair at his head, vide Missionary Recorder, That I glad to see a Society had been ata on Saturday, making a huge hole in have not been pontebad. Not have those

t. formed, although it has adopted a host the tunnel through which is water peculiar anus, with the object of pro- rushed in. The pumps, after working moting discussion apou literary and few hours, got elukud. The Captain took acientile subjects, That although I do not quite soo how the

the vessel into five fathoms of water and anchored.

The boats were lowered art namu of Odd Volumes can apply, the the 1st Lieutenant and another Officer sent lately applied to the Acting Consul here where

TO OVERCOME WE45-Pepper's Quine Society will donatiess coromand the to Trincomalie for anaistence. At & p.m. with regard to rensing a hero issie and Iron Toxic gives New Life, Appetite, Health, sympathy of all who retain an interent the night the vessel was found to te a suburb of Chungking noross the little

Cures Neuralgia, Indiges in such gatherings.

sinking last while the passengers were River, that here flows into the Yangtze, he strength, Energy That the Committes comprises a goodly dinner. They had to rush on deck and certainly said that he was told that he tion, Nerve Dability. Specially useful in hot, depressing climates or melarious districts. Every colection of excellent matter, and it will then to the bridge, and at about 10 p.m. hart on right to do so, and that if he did ons should keep up strength by taking Pappara's

Quinine, the world-known English Toxic, Bo be interesting to watch the development got into the boats, in which they remained so, it would be at his own risk. of this somewhat oddly-named combinathe whole night. The passengers complain X.YZ' refers to treaties and Mr Glad thus everywhere." tion.

of the Captain's conduet. The boats were stone, bat as the Russian possant says, |-- not provisioned nor eupplied with water * God and the Czar are so far away." Con- That there is no reason why it should not,

il vigorously and wisely staged, lead and had no rudders. They were in charge salg are much handier, and if they happen to great things--perhaps ka a Ratepayors of only the sumen and no officers. Live to agree with Eart Rasgelt and Lord hat I would rather not write down just pany's Agent (who is also French Consul) is also said to agree, is not then Ontport

Association, and A Manicipal Council. lady. Madame Olanger, wife of the Com. Huwmond,' with whom Sir Thomas Wade Du London-

yet what the Chinese think of the Palice at Madras, was drowned through the upright in wanting missionaries

warned that Report for isst year, as it might hurt the setting of a boat bear the shore and was if they attempt to reside beyond salport feelings of the Forca, or of those respon buried on the beach. She was on her way unite they do what they are not entitied. zible for the system of detection which to Java to see hor con, who is a Magistrats to do, as at their own risk? If on the there. The passenger huggage was washed siber hand X.YZ. in right, ought not That the font is clearly enough stated that ashore, but nobody was pinend there brad Ceasuls to be warred so, pace the gloss Ou Paris

no important crime committed during Captain to look after it. The passengers placed on the words by Eari Russell nod the year has been satisfactorily deali lost everything they wilb, and persons of a tilions tendency (and some who are not bilious) are apt to Mostkur, about 25 miles, where they Kission rent a house in Kiangpei as spot On New York- to say the Police are of very little uso. arrivod

last night thoroughly exhausted, as it likes, and petoewy itself as safe there

On demand, Credits, 30 days sight, That it would be silly to silage that no good Me Nevil, who left for the snone yesterday, as lore in Changking? Just as the Bible

work is dona, but thare must be some and was at Maothur when they arrived, Christians, Methodists, Bredisk sná Chink On Bombay........ thing wrong with system which misses rendered every naglalange. The passengers Inland Missionaries seem to do in the re

Wire, On demand, con the serious criminals and wastes its farcus and crew arrived here this afternoon. The mots parte of Yunaan and Szechuan ? over petty offences.

former are accommodated at the Hasthouse For my own part, my one comfort is, if this On Uslcutta-

Wire That the Alves case offers a strong tempta- and the latter at the Courthouse. Cargo house ever haras, its next neighbours must

tion to fire off a series of broadsides and Mails are lost.

also, and that I take it is the ane protea-

On demand... against the looseness even of red tape. The Niemen was an iron screw brigau- tion for orena Chungking Resident."

On Shanghai- On demand, That I fancy the Marquis of Ripon (or his tine, built at La Ciutat in 1865, of 1.814 subordinates) will have to exercise much gress tous and 301 tons not register, Her

TO CURE SI Distiske-Sulpbolios Lotion ingengity to explain away the failure of dimensions were 319-5 feet in length, 82-1 the auditing roteme introduced by his feat in breadth and 23'9 fast in depth, quickly drives away Broptions, Poples. Blot predecessor to the Crown Colonias Her cagines consisted of two eylinders 624 abcs, Beluose, Ecrans, Acne, Digurements. agalast the wishes of the Unofficial and 16 inubes and of 280 horse power, Roughness and Scarf, &, leaving a clear, spot- Members of Council

her engines having boon supplied by the les 3kk and beatiful Complexion. Salphofias ia a necessity for the Skin, especially in ot questions puthurward at last builders.

chine'es, àfede in London. Sold everywhers Council meeting converblog the defalca, It is pretty clear, so far as telegrams can

in Shilling Bottles. bious in the Treasury were quietly passed be trusted, (says the Times of Ceylon) that over for a month, with the apparent ap the Tage-of the Nimen was due neither ONE BOX OF OLE B1 Pis is proval of the Senior Unofficial Member, to aardess navigation nor to the dangerous warranted to curs all discharges from the although it would have beer well had pazure of the coast of Ceylon. The break- Urinary Organe, in either sex (acquired or & ressuring word or two been said on ing of hor propeller shaft appears to have constitutional), Grave and Pains in the

subfact."

fet water into the steamer, and being for-Back Guaranteed free from Mercury. That much of the amot arising from the tunately soar land, Captain Frager was Sold in Boxes, da fid. cach, by all Chemists

Batle of the Audits must necessarily able to beach his vessel and so are the and Patent Medicine Vendors throughout! hang around Downing Strest, as both lives entrusted to his care. It was indeed the World. Prietors; Tan Lascoss AND the Departmental andthe Colonial Office a lucky chance that the mishap did not MIDLAND CES DRUG COMPANY, Lin- systems bars now broken dow

occur to the steamer when for cut at sea; can. Egland.

Ar the Magistracy to day before Mr H. E. Wodehonse, Yung Fat and Lam Hoo Ying, of Wing Koe houg, appeared in answer to charge of building defective house walls at UpperStation Streat. MrTooker, Executive Engineer, Public Works Department, il appeared, bad ordered the accused to pull down the walls which had been put up con-Ax interesting and curious ease, illustrat trary to the specification sanctioned by the ing the recuperative power of natnes, has res Bareh, of Ashford, Kest, has just euo- just been recorded by a surgeon. A work- -Director of Public Works. The name hadhoon

man while attending a machine itsed for ceded to a fortune of 160,000 under re- before the Court on another occasion, and cutting blocks of tin hai the tips of two of when she lived at South Kensington, he was markable circumstances. In May 1885, was adjourned to give the consractors an the fingers of his left hand down cut off among a crowd watching the arrival of the with the kuite. Seven hours afterwards debutantes at Buckingham Palace Drawing. opportunity to raze the walls. It was re-

the man went to the hospital for trustmont Room, when an old gentleman was overme ported that this had been done, so his The surgeon determined to attempt to re- with faintness and way seen to Worship disposed of the case by fining each place the missing portions of the fingers, souber of those who were standing although the prospect of getting them to around thought he was drunk, but Mies of the accused $5.

unite seemed to be most remote.

The Burch wounds were carefully cleansed, and the and aupported him to Tus P. and O. steamer Aden which left locanda of the fingers ere restured to their

She despatched in the park. England to-day takes bome details from places and fixed by autorce. In a fort for a cup of water, which quickly revire

was found to have od night firm union the Garrison. Some of the men will teatred, and when the patient was next the old goatlenian, who, it appeared, had} landed at Sace for service in Egypt. The details are as follow:-Royal Engineers-the surgeon was able to note that both fuse in his expressions of gratitude, and Lieut. Robinson and 34 man; Roy motion and sensation were perfect in the asked Miss Burch for her card, which she gave him. She heard nothing more of the ends of the fingers.

matter until a fow days ago, when she was Artillery-11 wou; Shropshire L.I.-23

waited upon by a London solicitor who com men; Medical Stoff-Surgeon-Captain B. A CORRESPONDENT of the N. Daily News,municated to her the news that the old E. Hunter Medical Staff Corps on. writes from Nanking:-Some months ago gentleman bad resently died, and that, thers appeared in the N-G Daily News an having no meur relatives, he had bequeathed Ten women and 18 children alag left by the article referring to missionaries recklessly large amount to others than members of Aden, on board of which Major-General offending the prejudices of the people and his family, including a set of 180,000%, to Gordon, Captain-Superintendent of Police, foreign baildinge. There has just been tended a hand of sympathy and help towards spoiling the funghi by building high the lady who, in bis time of need, had ex- and Mrs Gordon bare embarked. for completed by the Foreign Christian Miasion him nearly five years ago,

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and a bassment ander part, and capable of Like the Grosvenors, the Levason-Gowers SHORELY before one o'clock this morning accommodating 70 beda. The whole build owe their immense possessions to a surces fire broke out in a house at 68 Jerroin ing is of foreign morati 180C There Gower, who took the side of Charles in the materiale, style, and alon of fortyante, marriages. Sir Thomine Strest, and although the Fire Brigade was out ins whose property was over-

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Civil War, married turned out and did all they could (o limit looked by the building and was rapecial- brought the Staffordshire property ints the the extent of the fire the flames spread to ly liable to damage. An official connected family. His great grandson married adjacent houses in Jervois Street and with the Office of Foreign Affairs, a man co-heiress of John Gransilia, Bart of Bath. large experience, was saulted, and gave Sabsequently the head of the horse KAT- Queen's Rost. All three houses were at his opinion that it was not the height of riedan-hoireas of the Duke of Bridge. totally destroyed. The house where the the building but the mere presence of the water. In the next generation there was fre originated in three stories in height and foreign-looking bones that disturbed the another marriage with the Counters of atmosphere, and advised keeping to the Satheriand, who owned the whole aunty is occupied by a dealer in Chinese clothes, plan proposed. The neighbour was invited of Sutherland. The late Dake married- It is stated that the Bre was caused by a to call and the matter was talked over the heiress of Mr John Hay Mackenzie, To-day this man was one of the leaders who brought into the family 100,000 acres kerosing lamp falling from the oiling of in a spontaneous demonstration of goodwill in Boss-shire. The eldeak son of the late the basement floor upon another lamp by the people of the neighbourhood. Duke died while yet a boy, and thus made standing on a table. The property in this led by their leaders of the way for the present Duke, whose younger Lord Cromartie, inherited his brother, house was insured with the North German literali, they came with the usual display mother's property. Of the two daughters, Fire Insurance Office for $10,000, and it is of firecrackers, and presented some fleet one was married to Mr Henry Chaplin in pairs of sorolla, They were received 1876, and died five years after; the other believed the family house in Queen's Road by Dr Macklin and Butchart, and died last year. The Duchsen of Suther is insured with Messes Naadin and Co. It sat down to a feast at which the land, mother of the present Buke, died at That is not yet ascertained whether the buildings iachang () of the neighbourhood the end of 1888, and four months after the Allo. Iste Dake married the present Dowager ull arrangements. were insured. Mi H. Wadehouse, attended Superintendent of the Fire Brigade, wgether there were some 256 people who nebese, who was the daughter of the Rev. partook of the feast, including 22 cor. Dr Michell, of Hartford College, Oxford, present and directed the efforts of the fire porals from neighbouring camps accidentally killed by the Duke whils ind the ridow of Mr A. H. Blair, who was man, and the other oficers grauf were or soldiers. The nearest military General shooting For the last few years the rele Me Mathison, Acting Deputy Superintensost poldiers to guard the galus, and himself tions between the present Duke and his dant, and Mr J. W. Kinghorn, Engineer, called in person to offer congratulations. father were strained, and just before the The utmost goodwill and harmony prevailed, death of the latter there was an action to Inspector Hennessy was in charge of the and the occasion was an expression of prevent him from outting down the trees detschment of Police which turned out, friendship very pleasing to sil qoncerned. 1În Trentham Parki

the

LAVER ODAMLARte.-De- King's, Dandelion

who half stripped Mrs Pothill Turner, and and Quisine Livs: Pills, without Mamenity; as m her Hicked or boat her till she was insen-gotent remedy remove all Liver and stomach sible-usage which certainly see women Complaints, Biousness, Headache, Sickness, would rather die tasa handen. Mielu stipation. Made only in London. Bald every to! Shoulder Paine, Heartbarn, Indigestion, Con- Wilson of the London When

Exchange, HONGKONG, February 11,

Bank, Wire,

Ou demand,

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30 days' sight,

4-months' night, Cradita, 4 Documentary,

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yesterday morning and. They landed Lord Estamon

and walked And in that case, may not the London On Berlin-Demand,...

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30 days' aight, prirate paper,

$38,00 Gold Last, 300 fine (per taif); Sovereigns (Bank's baring mate): 8.7.18

Quotations. Hoxe, bury 11, 1893. OPIUM-New Palos, dab,... 690

Oida New Benares, cb, 6973 Old.

1

Cash,

New Malwa credit, 520.

Allowance, Cattios, 1/2) Old Malwa, oredit,. 690 Allowance, Catties, 112 Persian, Oily, csalt, Allowance, Catties, Persian, Paper tied 45010 Allowance, Cattie